A tearful Eric Weis resigned Monday as president of Centreville Village Council.

He cited reasons including difficulty with criticism of council actions, family considerations and "that the position is time consuming — very."

Weis made the announcement at the end of the regular council meeting, thanking board members for their help and service and to the community, passed the gavel to councilman Jeff Johnson and left the room.

The council accepted Weis' resignation with regret and commended him for his service to the council.

Johnson had been named president pro-tem earlier in the meeting, taking the seat of Chris Sheteron, who resigned March 18.

Weis has been instrumental in forming the Centreville Recreation Board, which is made up of several youth league sporting clubs. The clubs now act as one body and members gathered Saturday at Adams Park to clean and prepare fields for spring play.

The village council and its personnel committee has been under fire from members of the community and involved in an active investigation of allegations of fuel theft by the former Department of Public Works superintendent Randy Baker. Baker was fired. The council is actively seeking a successor.

At a meeting April 8, council members said they would agree to an independent audit as requested by the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department, but that the county should pay for it. In a special meeting April 12, the council approved payment of an independent audit.